Associate
Location: US, CA, Foster City
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Associate
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity

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Job description:
Scale Venture Partners (ScaleVP) invests in early-in-revenue  technology companies that are transforming the technology landscape in SaaS, mobile and cloud infrastructure. We are thoughtful about where we invest, doing our homework to really understand which markets are moving the needle. Recent initiatives have included our regular marketer roundtables to hear firsthand about transformational digital technologies, building our own mobile apps to test application monitoring products, and surveying over 100 CISOs on the transition to the cloud from on-premise infrastructure. Once we understand a market, we focus on those companies that are driving change and pushing the limits of their industry. Once a company is ready, we believe in investing aggressively in sales and marketing to secure the leadership position to build a longstanding business. Founded in 2000, the firm has over $1.0 billion in assets under management and is currently investing out of Scale Venture Partners IV, which is a $300M fund raised in the Spring of 2013.  Representative investments include: Box, Crittercism, DataStax, DocuSign, ExactTarget, HubSpot, Omniture, RingCentral, Sailthru, and Vitrue. ScaleVP is located in Foster City, CA.    For more information, visit #URL_dd3d4dc836a9f09a1eece19a1609d1e911d9f27716997f408457aac71f551f21# or view our infographic here.  What the role involves: Conducting industry research to uncover investment themes to inform ScaleVP’s investment approachReaching out to representative companies as leads for potential investmentsAssessing the attractiveness of opportunities based on qualitative and quantitative metricsExecuting due diligence including: researching competitive landscapes, creating business and pricing models, building financial models, developing industry theses, and  informing deal structuresWorking in a strategic capacity with existing ScaleVP portfolio companiesDetails  This is a two-year pre-MBA positionPast candidates have gone on to business school, operating positions, and careers in ventureCompensation is market-competitive

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Core Qualifications: Strong oral and written communication skills, financial modeling experience, and financial statement familiarityThe ability to work well on teams and operate as a team-playerTechnical mindset and intellectual curiosity, with a demonstrated passion for figuring out how things workPoise and social presence to source investment opportunities and interact with executivesAmbitious, independent, and hard-workingAcademic and professional excellenceNext Steps Interested candidates should construct a one- page investment proposal about an interesting company that you think Scale should considerThis summary should emulate a defense for the investment at the partner level, and may include an analysis of the management team, competition, market size, valuation, etc.Please provide your summary in a .pdf document and email it and your resume to #EMAIL_922877b14330f4e9b458e3f970aa53c9a3022b687464b8ccaacc29bb560cf416# 

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